Vigils
By: by Noah Haidle
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 55
ISBN-13: 9780822223733
Subjects: Drama; Spouses; Imaginary companions; Death; Psychological aspects
Description: "Two years ago the Widow's husband, a fireman, died in a burning building trying to save a baby. Instead of grieving, she keeps his Soul in a box in her bedroom and takes it out for conversation and the occasional hug. She and the Wooer, a friend of her husband, go on a date--one that he has been looking forward to for years. While they are out, the Soul and the Body play out moments from their life with the Widow, and their death. Finally, the Widow decides to let her husband go; she puts the body in the ground where it belongs and watches the Soul ascend to heaven. Instead of accepting new love from the Wooer, she walks into a field of marigolds, the flowers that have come to symbolize both her husband's love and his imperfection."--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: A play for 3 men, 1 woman, and 1 child.